I can't afford loving you, honey I no longer wait in the back Too many were reckless endeavors That drove me far off of the tracks It's true, I'm a far better best friend A wingman with love spells and cards I'm meant to help lovers in turmoil And tell of their story as bard
The cards long predicted your coming Venus provoking the best Yet Athena had told me, "stay single" And I'd rather you not like the rest Because love can be fun when it's midnight When you're longing for someone to hold But right at the wake of the morning One's ardour will always grow cold
Love looks sweet when seen from the outside A pure shell of raspberry pink With color is bright months of summer You'd never step back twice to think But I ate the six seeds, each one desperate And I wish I had just spat out then Because I never knew just how bitter The world is when pawning with men
Any you could convince me you're different And sure, something tells me you are But the bitter taste came as too painful And nothing has swayed me thus far So I'll shove 'schroding's' kitten down under I'm curious, still I won't look 'Cause the Gods say, "life's built by an order" And it's high time I've lived by the book
So goodbye, 'cause I can't afford hurting Or asking the cards any more I know of my place in the love world As the wise man, the lowly, the poor And I'll still assist you on your journey I'm always a second away But I can't have a man who will keep me From the island out there in the bay